Salesforce Developer

Work Schedule
Third Shift (Nights)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Are you ready to be a valued colleague within a Global Technical Support organization, surrounded by hard-working and driven individuals? Technology within the Contact Center space is constantly evolving, and we are growing with it. Come join our team and be part of this exciting journey!

JOB DESCRIPTION

In this position you will, "Deliver technology solutions and insights that enhance operational effectiveness, and bring value to our clients" You will be part of a team who's main focus is maintaining operational stability of our application stack, providing hands on support to our front line contact center operations staff and advancing the capabilities of our Salesforce CRM offerings. This team drives new program implementations, adjustments and system enhancements and is the technical engine room that powers the CRM services provided by the PPD - Medical Communications Department. To learn more about our Medical Communications Team, please visit our website: https://www.ppd.com/our-solutions/clinical/peri-and-post-approval/medical-communications/

Day In The Life:

This position will report to a Senior IT Manager based in the US EST time zone. Our larger Tech Ops IT Team consists of 62 skilled IT professionals. Of those 62 colleagues, 12 are located in Manila, PH. The "Systems" sub team you will be part of, consists of four technical resources located in both Manila and Raleigh North Carolina. This is a "Flex position" where we expect attendance at least one day per week in our local office (Manila or Bangalore)

Core Responsibilities :

• Implement Salesforce solutions that align with the standard methodologies of the platform
• Conduct peer code reviews
• Building Lightning Web Components
• Documenting, testing and verifying changes within validated systems
• Addressing bug fixes and requests for enhancing the system, via Service Now ticketing system
• Resolving tickets related to end user queries via Service Now
• Creating knowledge articles to enable self-help for end users

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

We are looking for a strong standout candidate that is able to complement our current development team, inspire change and build trust with key business partners.

• Solid grasp of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns.
• Strong Salesforce customization and configuration experience Salesforce development in Health Cloud, Salesforce Experience and Knowledge cloud.
• Detailed understanding of Salesforce system limits to build at scale.
• Experience working with Data Loader tool to migrate data.
• Experience in UI technologies like JavaScript, Lightning Design System, and Aura/ Lightning Web Components.
• Experience using Salesforce configuration and customizations using Apex, Visualforce, Triggers, Scheduled and Batch classes
• Familiar with Salesforce - Time and scheduled Triggered Flows, process builders.
• Knowledge of the Product Development Lifecycle, DevOps, and Deployment tools such as GIT, Jenkins, JIRA, Azure dev Ops, ANT, Change Sets and Force.com IDE.
• Proven integration experience using integration techniques - REST API's, SOAP APIs, oAuth and Single Sign-On, Platform Events, Streaming API's
• Experience performing code reviews
• Business focused approach with good communication skills
• Ability to effectively tackle sophisticated system and technical problems
• Positive demeanor with a dedication to a high quality of work
• Demonstrate a proficiency and passion to learn new technical skills
• Solid understanding with systems within the CRO/Pharmaceutical industry is desired, but not mandatory

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area
• Proven track record of Salesforce administration, configuration and end-user operational support
• Or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provide the individual with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities

Preferred Certifications:

• Salesforce Administrator
• Salesforce Advanced Developer or Platform Developer (I or II)
• Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder

Diversity Statement

PPD is proud to be an affirmative action employer that values diversity as a strength and fosters an environment of mutual respect. PPD is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, pregnancy, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or status within any other protected group.